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Chronic Wasting Disease
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Are you a processor wondering how to deal with increased record keeping for the 2002 Venison Season?  Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) brings a need to effectively track game and game meats in your operation.

There are two primary concerns:

bulletthat CWD might decimate wild deer herds if left unchecked, and
bulletthat CWD may at some point be shown to be transferable to humans (similar to BSE in cattle).

It appears these concerns will likely affect hunters and hunting by making them much more aware of proper field dressing procedures, proper sanitation and separation of whole deer and whole muscle cuts, and by them not wanting to blend trim from animals together in the sausage manufacturing process.

The Meat Handler's Venison Module and the Venison Handler software continues to come to the rescue.  The input forms are flexible to allow for future changes as you grow your business and adjust to yet to be determined challenges.  With dynamic reporting features the custom designed program is easily tailored to your way of doing business.

For traceability on deer carcasses several plants are adding a WHERE FROM field to track harvest locations.  Fields for testing and sampling are also easily added. Furthermore, reports based on location, tag number, sex and date pinpoint the details at a glance.

Using the Meat Handler's Recipe Costing Module allows easy and fast sizing of batches to eliminate blending of trim.

The Pennsylvania State University has put out a pocket guide for field dressing a deer.  For your own copy call (814) 865-6713 or fax (814) 863-5560.

Watch for more tips here on effectively dealing with CWD in your operation, and our links page for other web sites dealing with these challenges.  Check out the Wisconsin Dept of Natural Resources web site ideas on CWD.

 

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